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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-funeral-expenses-payment-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/405",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-funeral-expenses-payment-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 6th April 2020\nLaid before Parliament 7th April 2020\nComing into force 8th April 2020\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(1)(a) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. In section 138, sub-section (1) was substituted by section 70(1) of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) and sub-section (1)(a) was amended by Part 8 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5). Section 138(4) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) was amended by section 2 of, and Schedule 3, paragraph 29(1) and (2), to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29(1) and (4) of that Schedule."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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